1.  If the authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815, inclusive, is requested in a petition for appointment of the personal representative, notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner applicable to the petition for appointment.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 143.345

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

2.  Where proceedings for the administration of the estate are pending at the time a petition is filed pursuant to NRS 143.340, notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 to all the following persons:

(a) Each person specified in NRS 155.010;

(b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition;

(c) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition;

(d) Each person named as personal representative in the will of the decedent; and

(e) The public administrator of the county or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, if the decedent died intestate and the petitioner is not the surviving spouse or kindred under NRS 139.040, regardless of any nomination by an heir.

3.  The notice of hearing of the petition for authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815, inclusive, whether included in the petition for appointment or in a separate petition, must include a statement in substantially the following form: